Xylorhiza cronquistii
| Kaiparowits woody-aster | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Astereae |
| Genus: | Xylorhiza |
| Species: | X. cronquistii |
| Binomial name | |
| Xylorhiza cronquistii S. L. Welsh & N. D. Atwood | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Machaeranthera cronquistii (S. L. Welsh & N. D. Atwood) Cronquist | |
Xylorhiza cronquistii, common name Cronquist's woody-aster, is a plant species endemic to the Kaiparowits Plateau in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Kane County, Utah at elevations of 1900-2100 m.[1][2]
Xylorhiza cronquistii is a subshrub up to 30 cm tall. Leaves are narrowly lanceolate, sometimes with small spines along the margins. Flowers are borne in heads containing 13-17 white ray flowers plus some yellow disc flowers.[1][3]
References
- 1 2 Flora of North America v 20 p 408
- ↑ USDA Plants Profile, Xylorhiza cronquistii
- ↑ S. L. Welsh & N. D. Atwood, New taxa of western plants -- In tribute. Brittonia. 33: 294-303, fig. 8. 1981.
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